my favorite stage

my favorite stage with andrew is right now. 

i have absolutely loved all the stages from when he was a tiny little newborn and couldn't move and just snuggled to when he was around 4 months old and started noticing things,

 to now.. this little boy. 

every stage has been so fun but this one is on top of my favorites.

i feel so grateful to spend my days with him. 

its a whole lot of the same but i wouldn't want it anyway.

we play, eat, make messes, clean up messes, unroll the toilet paper, cry if i take him away from the toilet paper, to climbing under the table and bonking his head and needing to snuggle mama for a minute to looking out the window to playing in the fridge and much more.

he's little personality is starting to shine and i don't know if my heart can take it. its so cute.

he's big on squinting his eyes and smiling at the same time and i LOVE IT. 

throughout the day i watch him be curious and noticed things.

 they're only little once...so go ahead and tare apart the pantry. ha! 

people aren't kidding when they say they grow up fast! time slooooow down.

as much as i need andrew... he needs me and i feel pretty special to be his number one person. 

i wouldn't go back in a heartbeat to have more sleep like i use to and always have my house clean. 

i love this stage and i love this boy with all my heart. 

i love you andrew aka tornado! 

such a little model. 

happy 10 months andrew!

happy 10 months my little love! 

my baby is going to be one before we know it.... wahh. 

i'm absolutely loving this stage he's in right now 

but the thought of him growing up..... its so mixed emotions! 

we love you little one. more than you'll ever know. 

*little andrew within the last month*

-started waving.. but not just with one hand but two! 

-crawls everywhere. he's so fast!

-squints his eyes (its the cutest and funniest thing EVER) i hope he never stops doing that! 

-stands up on everything and anything 

-walks really fast with his car and walker 

-he's getting into everything. garbage cans, drawers... everything! 

-claps all the time

-when daddy tackles mommy he will crawl really fast over and give me a kiss (so sweet!)

-learned to climb upstairs

-yells and talks really loud

-loves tractors and cars... typical boy! 

-loves to pull out towels

-takes 2 naps a day

-his toes and armpits are ticklish 

-wearing size 3 diapers 

-wearing 9 month clothing 

-throws fits and yells when he doesn't get his way or gets something taken from him

-has 8 teeth 

-thinks its funny when daddy and mama dance and be silly 

-he tries to be funny and knows he is too. likes to make us laugh!

-loves getting water squirted into his mouth 

I LOVE YOU SO MUCH ANDREW. 

thank you for being my baby. 

last month update found HERE 

cheers to a new year!

real life is back now. 

booooooo. i think all husbands should have time off like they do during the holidays more often throughout the year. it was the best! little andrew and i were soaking in all the daddy time. 

i have thought of some goals this year that i would like to try or do better at. 

and i wanted to write them down so next year i can see if i accomplished them or attempted to ha! 

some goals: learn to shoot better on manual on my camera. 

try new recipes from my cookbooks 

exercise 2-3 times a week. starting off by 2 times though. lets not push it! ha 

try to always be reading a book. i love to read and now that i'm a mother i don't have that time to read as much as i would like but i really enjoy reading so thats a goal to always be trying to read! 

maybe learn to sew... ha maybe. we will see about that one. 

and of course be the best mother and wife i can be. 

i'm really excited about this next year and all the fun things were going to do. 

i can't wait to watch and see andrew grow in this coming year also.

annnd how is he going to be 1 in two and half months? WAH. 

cheers to a new year AND a new season of the bachelor. 

goodness i love that show more than i'm willing to admit. 

thee end.